Anthracnose is a common spring disease on maple trees. Several different fungi can cause the symptoms we describe as anthracnose.

A Thai villager was left stunned after discovering a cluster of giant mushrooms growing near his cornfield in northeastern Thailand. Mong Khongdon, 67, plucked the enormous fungi from a tree stump ...

Two bits of amber discovered in a lab basement hold ancient evidence of a fungi famous for controlling the minds of its victims.

It is important to remember that both mosses and mushrooms will grow when conditions are right for them to thrive. Sometimes, ...

Lecanium scale attach themselves to the leaves and twigs of trees and feed on plant nutrients, causing significant damage.

The cordyceps species in "The Last of Us," Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is real and does exactly what the show purports —just ...

Zombie fungi were already controlling insects 100 million years ago, according to a recent study of fossils trapped in ...

So, contrary to the old adage, money does grow on trees. The program was “established to encourage the creation of long-term, sustained canopy cover to improve water quality across the Commonwealth.

Bagworms may be small, but they can cause big problems.Often mistaken for part of the tree, they create cases that dangle from branches.Erika Lyon, with Ohio St ...

Squamellaria plants grow special structures to host the ants they symbiotically rely on for nutrients. Distinct compartments ...